Red-throated Caracara
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Red-throated Caracara

Ibycter americanus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Soberanía National Park
2 Verified records at Soberanía National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The red-throated caracara (Ibycter americanus) is a social species of bird of prey in the family Falconidae. It is placed in the monotypic genus Ibycter, or sometimes united in Daptrius with the black caracara. Unique among caracaras, it mainly feeds on the larvae of bees and wasps, but also takes the adult insects and fruits and berries. It is found from far southern Mexico through parts of Central and South America south to Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Soberanía National Park

Crested Caracara

Crested Caracara

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Caracara plancus

10–20% · With luck
Bat Falcon
LC

Bat Falcon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Falco rufigularis

5–10% · With luck
Collared Forest Falcon
LC

Collared Forest Falcon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Micrastur semitorquatus

5–10% · With luck
Slaty-backed Forest Falcon
LC

Slaty-backed Forest Falcon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Micrastur mirandollei

<5% · Rare
Peregrine Falcon
LC

Peregrine Falcon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Falco peregrinus

<5% · Rare
Laughing Falcon
LC

Laughing Falcon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Herpetotheres cachinnans

<5% · Rare
American Kestrel
LC Endemic

American Kestrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Falco sparverius

<5% · Rare
Merlin
LC

Merlin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Falco columbarius

<5% · Rare
Barred Forest Falcon
LC

Barred Forest Falcon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Micrastur ruficollis

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Red-throated Caracara at Soberanía National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
2 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
20–30%
3 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
10–20%
4 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
10–20%
5 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
10–20%
6 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
7 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
10–20%
8 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
5–10%
9 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
5–10%
10 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
5–10%
11 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
12 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
13 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
14 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
15 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
16 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
17 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
18 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
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